Comments on: THE COMPUTER DATA BANK: WILL IT KILL YOUR FREEDOM? (Jun, 1968) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Nikola http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1082078 Nikola Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:39:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1082078 Facebook comes to mind... Facebook comes to mind…

]]> By: Richard http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1079276 Richard Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:55:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1079276 @ Noam - Sometimes the line between the two is imperceptible... especially when politics gets so far out there it's beyond parody. @ Noam – Sometimes the line between the two is imperceptible… especially when politics gets so far out there it’s beyond parody.

]]> By: Noam http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1076375 Noam Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:13:40 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1076375 >>I for one am proud to be protected by my government here in the USA, I honestly cannot even tell if that is a serious comment or sarcasm. >>I for one am proud to be protected by my government here in the USA,

I honestly cannot even tell if that is a serious comment or sarcasm.

]]> By: LightningRose http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056792 LightningRose Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:54:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056792 I was in High School when this article was published, and concerns like these are largely what drew me into computer science in college. I figured if I knew how to program computers, I'd have a better chance at defeating them. The paranoia endemic during the Nixon administration didn't help any either. I was in High School when this article was published, and concerns like these are largely what drew me into computer science in college. I figured if I knew how to program computers, I’d have a better chance at defeating them.

The paranoia endemic during the Nixon administration didn’t help any either.

]]> By: Eliyahu http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056625 Eliyahu Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:05:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056625 We used to laugh back in the 1960s when our teachers told us "this is going on your permanent record", because we knew that our "permanent record" wouldn't follow any further than our promotion from Junior High School. Little did we realize that the day would come when we were at risk for having everything we do become a part of a permanent record; a day when no one could ever put any mistakes behind him or get a fresh start by relocating. We used to laugh back in the 1960s when our teachers told us “this is going on your permanent record”, because we knew that our “permanent record” wouldn’t follow any further than our promotion from Junior High School. Little did we realize that the day would come when we were at risk for having everything we do become a part of a permanent record; a day when no one could ever put any mistakes behind him or get a fresh start by relocating.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056622 Charlie Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:16:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056622 Torgo: Wow, I didn't even realize what that illustration was. Very cool! Torgo: Wow, I didn’t even realize what that illustration was. Very cool!

]]> By: Barry Berlin http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056621 Barry Berlin Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:15:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056621 Thank goodness these wild ideas never came to fruition. Imagine how awful the world would be with so much computing power trampling on our rights. I for one am proud to be protected by my government here in the USA, Thank goodness these wild ideas never came to fruition. Imagine how awful the world would be with so much computing power trampling on our rights. I for one am proud to be protected by my government here in the USA,

]]> By: Torgo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056619 Torgo Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:10:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056619 That's an amazing core-memory illustration. That’s an amazing core-memory illustration.

]]> By: Al Bear http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056590 Al Bear Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:57:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056590 Awesome article! and man, everything is so true. Awesome article! and man, everything is so true.

]]> By: Jerry http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/06/05/the-computer-data-bank-will-it-kill-your-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-1056585 Jerry Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:49:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4555#comment-1056585 Admirably prescient. I don't think any of the issues raised in this article have been solved in the last 40 years. Admirably prescient. I don’t think any of the issues raised in this article have been solved in the last 40 years.

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